Biography
After making her film debut in the Dan Aykroyd comedy "My Stepmother Is an Alien" (1988), she quickly landed the first of her many fan-favorite roles, beginning with wallflower Willow Rosenberg on the popular genre series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-03). In addition to making regular appearances on the "Buffy" spin-off, "Angel" (The WB, 1999-2004), Hannigan also voiced one of the most-quoted lines of film dialogue …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised role of Michelle along with original cast in "American Reunion" | |
2006 | Co-starred as Julia Jones in "Date Movie," a parody on romantic comedies by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer | |
2005 | Returned to series TV as Lily on the CBS ensemble sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" | |
2004 | Made West End debut opposite Luke Perry in a stage adaptation of "When Harry Met Sally..." at the Theatre Royal Haymarket | |
2003 | Married Jason Bigg's character Jim in the summer comedy sequel "American Wedding" | |
2001 | Reprised role for the sequel "American Pie 2" | |
1999 | Played flautist Michelle Flaherty opposite Jason Biggs in the teen comedy "American Pie" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the film "Dead Man on Campus" | |
1997 | Breakthrough role as Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-03) | |
1993 | Appeared in two episodes of the short-lived ABC sitcom "Almost Home" | |
1991 | Cast in small role as the teenage sister in the NBC TV-movie "Switched at Birth" | |
1989 | Made TV series debut as regular on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Free Spirit" | |
1988 | Landed first major film role in "My Stepmother Is an Alien" | |
1985 | Moved to Los Angeles with her mother | |
1985 | Began auditioning for agents while visiting her father in Santa Barbara, CA | |
1978 | Appeared in first commercial at age four years for Duncan Hines | |
| Worked as a child model; featured in over 30 commercials and more than 100 print advertisements | ||
| Moved to Atlanta, GA after parents' divorce | ||
1974 | Appeared in an industrial film for "Active Parenting" as a baby | |